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There is a visitation next Tuesday at the R.J.Ross Funeral Home in Wrentham from 4-8 p.m. for Larry Olsen.

The Original Bill Rodgers Jingle Bell Run set for Sunday, December 13.   Boston Athletic Association to sponsor local running celebration which starts and finishes at Boston’s Faneuil Hall Marketplace.   Bob Hodge to receive Jock Semple Award; Barbara Sicuso will be presented the Will Cloney Award.   BOSTON ‰ÛÓ …

Calling hours will be on Tuesday, December 15th at Ross Funeral Home in Wrentham Massachusetts from 4-8PM. There is also a scholarship being set up for the Hopedale Track Team in Larry's name.

INDIANAPOLIS – Colleen De Reuck has been named the 2009 Masters Athlete of the Year by USA Track & Field’s Masters Committee. De Reuck was honored on Saturday, December 5, at the Jesse Owens Awards and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Indianapolis, Ind. …

INDIANAPOLIS – 2008 Olympian Ryan Hall and his wife, 1,500m runner Sara Hall, who in 2009 started The STEPS Foundation, have been named Visa Humanitarian Athletes of the Year by USA Track & Field.   The Halls will be honored on Saturday, December 5 at the Jesse Owens Awards and …

As it appears, with illustrative photos, in the Nov/Dec 2009 issue of NER

  By Chris Getman (Nov-Dec 2005 NER)  For the distance running community, especially those who follow college athletics, Syracuse doesn’t pop into consciousness when discussing competitive programs. In recent years, the program’s success has been celebrated by a few All-American performances in the field and sprint events. Not since 1987 …

Hall of Fame Class of 2009 Interviews INDIANAPOLIS – USA Track & Field announced on Tuesday that Joetta Clark Diggs, Andre Phillips, Randy Williams, Willie Steele and Dr. Ken Foreman have been elected to the National Track & Field Hall of Fame. Below are recent interviews with the living inductees. …

Stockade-athon competitive statistics ‰ÛÒ past 20 years    BY Vince Juliano   YR            # Sub 60            # M Sub 50                        # M Men Sub 53            # W Sub 60   2009**                        88                        9                                    3                                    7 2008**                        69                        3                                    1                        …

King named Athlete of the Week INDIANAPOLIS – Max King has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after winning the USA Marathon Trail Championships on Saturday in Ashland, Ore. Only six days after finishing 18th in the ING NYC Marathon, King won his first national title in …